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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Wrap it up Thursday - Nest of Yarn - Gift Topper

You may remember my tutorial on making felt flower rings. Well I have been busy crafting a whole group of them to give to friends as gifts. My friend Shelley appreciates thoughtful wrapping so I decided to get creative.

I found some gorgeous turquoise velvet ribbon and thick cream wool, on spools at Anthropologie. I knew I wanted to use them for something special.

I took a circle of card stock and began adding a strand of cream and a strand of taupe yarn, anchored with a glue gun. I build the nest up with circles of yarn, continuing to glue, and finally added a few strands in the center for my eggs. The eggs are from a collection including store bought and hand felted. Once I added the eggs I finished up the nest by building up yarn around the eggs.

I took three of the felt rings that I thought Shelley would like and added them to some thick kraft paper to fit in the box. I made an x-acto knife cut, to fit them into the paper. I used that same paper to make a tag and added a grommet to finish off the tag.

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After a career in corporate and broadcast television, I am now the mother of two teenage girls. I've recently returned to crafting, creating and finding out what my next chapter may be.
I have recently contributed projects to online magazines by Amy Powers and Heather Spriggs.